Parents Accuse Church of England School of "Inappropriate," “Sexually Explicit” Teachings
“Action is needed now to protect children.”
An unnamed Norfolk, England school that is operated by the Church of England has been accused of exposing children as young as 7 to “inappropriate” and “sexually explicit” relationships and educational material.
The Christian Legal Centre (CLC), which is representing the parent, is appealing on their behalf to the Church of England's Chief Education Officer, Rev. Nigel Genders over lessons teaching children that people can be born in the wrong body or identify as “pansexual,” for example.
The Church of England is being asked to intervene and account for why such explicit lessons are being offered in a school run by the Christian church.
In response, Genders affirmed that taking these concerns to the CofE was “entirely the right and appropriate thing to do,” as The Christian Post reported.
“"Given that schools are seeking to do the very best for children as they grow in maturity and mindful of the high profile focus on this area in the media and elsewhere, it will be very helpful to have new guidance from the government on how these contested issues are handled within educational settings. We expect this guidance very soon,” he continued.
The parent in question, however, expressed disappointment that it seems Genders is simply “passing the buck” to headteachers.
"Teaching 7- to 8-year-old children that they can choose their gender (boy, girl, or not sure), and that they are only born 'like' a boy or 'like' a girl, but that it is how they feel inside that counts, is a highly contested and dangerous concept that is not grounded in established science," he said.
He has since moved his two young children to another school after the lessons, which he described as "wholly age inappropriate, sexually explicit, ideologically influenced, and unsupported by scientific basis."
CLC chief executive Andrea Williams noted that “children do best when they understand and are taught that they are made in the image of God and many parents want to send their children to CofE schools because of their Christian foundations rooted in biblical morality.
"How is it that the CofE education authorities and leadership shy away from contending for that truth and prefer to look to the state for guidance rather than the Bible itself?" she asked.